20190529 Ver 2_East Vineyard - Clay County - Mitigation Acceptance Letter (Revision)_20190822

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
TIM BAUMGARTNER
Director
Mr. Patrick J. Breedlove
NCDOT Division 14 Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Transportation
253 Webster Road
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Dear Mr. Breedlove:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 22, 2019
Subject: Mitigation Acceptance Letter:
Division 14 Project, SR 1353 (East Vineyard Road) Widening, Clay County; WBS Element 80047
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) will provide the
compensatory stream and wetland mitigation for the subject project. Based on the information received on August 22, 2019,
the impacts are located in CU 06020002 of the Hiwassee River basin in the Southern Mountains (SM) Eco-Region, and are as
follows:
Hiwassee Stream Wetlands Buffer (Sq. Ft.)
06020002 Non- Coastal
SM Cold Cool Warm Riparian Riparian Zone 1 Zone Riparian Marsh
Impacts (feet/acres) 76.0 r 0 1 0 0.10 0 0 0 0
The impact and associated mitigation need were under projected by the NCDOT in the 2019 impact data. DMS will
commit to implement sufficient compensatory stream and wetland mitigation credits to offset the impacts associated with this
project as determined by the regulatory agencies using the delivery timeline listed in Section F.3.c.iii of the In -Lieu Fee
Instrument dated July 28, 2010. If the above referenced impact amounts are revised, then this mitigation acceptance letter will
no longer be valid and a new mitigation acceptance letter will be required from DMS.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Beth Harmon at 919-707-8420.
Sincerely,
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James B. Stanfill
DMS Asset Management Supervisor
cc: Ms. Crystal Amschler, USACE — Asheville Regulatory Field Office
Mr. David McHenry, Division 14 Environmental Officer
Ms. Linda Fitzpatrick, NCDOT — PDEA
File: SR 1353 Widening — Division 14 Revised
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Mitigation Services
217 W. Jones Street 11652 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1652
919.707.8976